Truss



F. B. LANE March 14, 1944.

IRUSS Original Filed'June 11, .1941

an a /Hm 5 1m n v we 0 Patented Mar. 14, 1944 UNITED STATES r TRUSS OFFICE Original application June 11, 1941, Serial No. 397,610. Divided and this application March 6, 1943, Serial No. 478,268

3 Claims. (01. 12896) This is a divisional application of applicants openings 23 adapted to receive one end of a spring co-pending application Serial No. 397,610, filed wire member 24 adapted to partly encircle the June 1941. body of a person, the member 24 being retained The present invention relates to new and usein position by a locking pin 25 also inserted ful improvements in trusses and has for its pri- 5 through aligned radial openings 25 in the rings mary object to provide a spring wire clamping 19 in crossed relation to the member 24. member adapted for partly encircling the body The wire member 24 is formed with a notch 21 of a person and provided with substantially dupliin which the pin 25 is seated to prevent removal cate truss pads at each end of the wire for engagof the member 24 from the rings. The member ing the rupture with one pad for the purpose of 24 may be released from the locking pin by a parpressing the protruding part of the rupture intial rotation of the member, or by removing the wardly and upwardly in its normal position, while locking pin and the member 24 then withdrawn the pad on the other end of wire is positioned from the pad.

against the back of the person and serves to re- Each end of the wire member 24 may be protain the wire against slipping. vided with one of the pads l8 so that one pad A further object of the present invention is to may be positioned over a rupture at the front provide novel means for attaching the truss pad of the body of a person and the other pad pressed and the back pad to the ends of the wire. against the back of the person to retain the pads A still further object is to provide ventilating and wire member in position on the body. means for the truss pad and the back pad. Between the front and rear pads, the wire An additional object is to provide a device of member 24 is covered with a rubber tubing 28. this character of simple and practical construc- It is believed the details of construction, adtion, which is efilcient and reliable in performvantages and manner of use of the device will be ance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and readily understood from the foregoing without otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which 25 further detailed explanation. the same is intended. What is claimed is:

Other objects and advantages reside in the de- 1. A truss comprising a pad composed of a plutails of construction and operation as more fully rality of spaced concentric rings of molded matehereinafter described and claimed, reference berial, a rigid backing ring attached at the rear of ing had to the accompanying drawing forming each of said rings, a wire member having one end part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like inserted radially through each of the backing parts throughout, and in which: rings and adapted to partly encircle the body of a Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the inperson, and means for releasably securing the vention in position on a person. end of the member in said rings.

ure 2 is a plan view of the pad. 2. A truss comprising a plurality of spaced con- Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along a line centric rigid rings each having an annular chanof F ure 1. nel in one surface of the ring, a soft rubber ring Figure 4 is a perspective view of one end of the secured in the channel of each rigid ring, a Wire body encircling spring clamping wire, and member extending radially of the rings and a Figure 5 is aperspective view of the locking pin. locking pin also extending radially of the rings Referring now to the drawing in detail, the truss in crossed relation to said wire member for sepad is designated generally at l8 which is comcuring the ring in assembled position on the posed of a plurality of concentric rings IQ of sucmember. cessively reduced diameter and formed of hard 3. A truss pad comprising a plurality of spaced rubber or plastic material. Each ring is of chanconcentric ring members, and elongated memnel form with the edges 29 of the channel rolled bers extending radially of the ring members in inwardly to form a restricted opening 2! on one crossed relation to each other, said elongated surface of the ring and within which is fitted a members having interfitting engagement at their soft rubber ring 22, the sides of the ring 22 being point of crossing.

gripped by the edges 20 of the restricted open- HARRY I. LANE, ing to retain the ring 22 in position. Administrator of the Estate of Frank B. Lane,

The rings l9 are provided with alined radial Deceased. 

